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Lament in Worship?
I had a discussion with some church members about singing. Their point was that the songs in the church should, in principle, be praise songs and that we should be […]
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Why Calvinists Sing What They Sing
Especially now the restrictions are easing, many people are saying: “Can’t wait for Sunday.” Did you know that there is also a book with that name by Michael Walters? The […]
May 27, 2021 by
Organists
Organist Calling Committee
Regularly I received emails with organist/music director vacancies. Details about what is expected are included, and in one case, applications were to be emailed to the “search committee.” Makes me […]
February 24, 2020 by
Organists
Singing more Psalms
In the last few years, there is much talk about singing Psalms: rediscover and reintroduce Psalm singing. For example, in 2018, the Getty conference was dedicated to singing Psalms. Some […]
January 18, 2020 by
Organists
The Power of Singing
SINGING REVOLUTION Estonia became independent from the USSR through a Singing Revolution. Four years of people singing, united, standing ground against the Soviet tanks, and: they succeeded. In 1991 they […]
September 30, 2019 by
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Count your blessings in Church Music
In Presbyterian, Anglican, Catholic, and Reformed churches you don’t expect to hear the same music and sing from the same ecumenical hymnal. Also within the Reformed Churches different songbooks are […]
March 24, 2019 by
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Liturgy
Let’s shake it up in church… …because the same things every Sunday become a boring routine. Sometimes we hear this sentiment, with some ministers responding by being creative, yet without rocking […]